No structures burnt yet

"There's no reports of any structures burnt. We believe some of the areas around the industrial estate were impacted, but that's around the grass and the bushland, not the structures themselves," he said.

"At this stage it's significant smoke, irritation around the area, and we expect that to occur for a number of hours to come.

"The royal fire crews, the fire rescue crews and other supporting agencies have done a fantastic job supporting the community and protecting the community over the hours."

He said the cause of the blaze was not known.

The QFES said spot fires were likely to start up to 4km ahead of the fire front, and embers also were being thrown from the fire.

"We've got 19 people who've made the choice to go to Lake Kawana Community Centre and take some shelter there, we've got our volunteers on deck there helping them with beverages and some food," he said.

The QFES said power, water and mobile phone services may be lost in the area over the next several hours.